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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 876 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

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  1. 1.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a van; the van jumps over a watch; the watch tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) van (b) coconut (c) watch (d) anchor
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) goat
  6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) apple (b) drum (c) umpire (d) bucket
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a cat; the cat chases a coconut; the coconut tickles an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) tomato (c) vase (d) coconut
  10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a flute; the flute chases a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) goat (c) needle (d) flute
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a net; the net tickles a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) orange (d) rose
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a watch; the watch falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) rope
  15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a watch; the watch chases a glass; the glass sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) duck (b) guava (c) watch (d) bucket
  17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
  18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a key; the key sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) rose (b) key (c) coconut (d) spoon
  20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) fan (d) rose
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a violin; the violin chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) kettle (b) urn (c) violin (d) whistle
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a key; the key sings to a van; the van pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) key
  24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) glass (d) urn
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a ball; the ball chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) tent (b) ball (c) nest (d) anchor
  31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
  32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) rope (b) tent (c) cat (d) duck
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a vase; the vase sings to a duck; the duck tickles a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) vase (c) ant (d) duck
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a violin; the violin sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) net (c) banana (d) violin
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a van; the van chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) rose (c) orange (d) key
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a doll; the doll pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) doll (c) coconut (d) kite
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) watch
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a nest; the nest falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) mango (d) nest
  40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a guava; the guava sings to a frog; the frog falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) parrot (d) frog

Answer key

  1. link it to the next item
  2. replay the story
  3. van
  4. keep linking in order
  5. urn
  6. step 2
  7. bucket
  8. picture the first item
  9. cat
  10. step 1
  11. flute
  12. link it to the next item
  13. jalebi
  14. anchor
  15. each link leads on
  16. bucket
  17. that item is lost
  18. link it to the next item
  19. coconut
  20. funny actions
  21. rose
  22. whistle
  23. goat
  24. step 3
  25. picture the first item
  26. step 4
  27. keep linking in order
  28. ice cream
  29. picture the first item
  30. anchor
  31. the pen stirring tea
  32. rope
  33. duck
  34. violin
  35. picture the first item
  36. key
  37. coconut
  38. tiger
  39. nest
  40. parrot

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